diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Activity/ActivityRepository.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Activity/ActivityRepository.cs
index ba81992acb..f7419de808 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Activity/ActivityRepository.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Activity/ActivityRepository.cs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Activity
 
                             statement.MoveNext();
                         }
-                    });
+                    }, TransactionMode);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/BaseSqliteRepository.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/BaseSqliteRepository.cs
index 308b8356f9..af8de0e84f 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/BaseSqliteRepository.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/BaseSqliteRepository.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
             get { return false; }
         }
 
+        protected TransactionMode TransactionMode
+        {
+            get { return TransactionMode.Immediate; }
+        }
+
         static BaseSqliteRepository()
         {
             SQLite3.EnableSharedCache = false;
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteDisplayPreferencesRepository.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteDisplayPreferencesRepository.cs
index 1bd64b21dc..743186db24 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteDisplayPreferencesRepository.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteDisplayPreferencesRepository.cs
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
                     connection.RunInTransaction(db =>
                     {
                         SaveDisplayPreferences(displayPreferences, userId, client, db);
-                    });
+                    }, TransactionMode);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
                         {
                             SaveDisplayPreferences(displayPreference, userId, displayPreference.Client, db);
                         }
-                    });
+                    }, TransactionMode);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteFileOrganizationRepository.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteFileOrganizationRepository.cs
index 23bab883e2..448d38c8cb 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteFileOrganizationRepository.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteFileOrganizationRepository.cs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
 
                             statement.MoveNext();
                         }
-                    });
+                    }, TransactionMode);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
                             statement.TryBind("@ResultId", id.ToGuidParamValue());
                             statement.MoveNext();
                         }
-                    });
+                    }, TransactionMode);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
                         var commandText = "delete from FileOrganizerResults";
 
                         db.Execute(commandText);
-                    });
+                    }, TransactionMode);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteItemRepository.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteItemRepository.cs
index 29aacc0592..54820ab536 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteItemRepository.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteItemRepository.cs
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
                     AddColumn(db, "MediaStreams", "RefFrames", "INT", existingColumnNames);
                     AddColumn(db, "MediaStreams", "KeyFrames", "TEXT", existingColumnNames);
                     AddColumn(db, "MediaStreams", "IsAnamorphic", "BIT", existingColumnNames);
-                });
+                }, TransactionMode);
 
                 string[] postQueries =
 
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
                     connection.RunInTransaction(db =>
                     {
                         SaveItemsInTranscation(db, tuples);
-                    });
+                    }, TransactionMode);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -2211,7 +2211,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
                                 index++;
                             }
                         }
-                    });
+                    }, TransactionMode);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -4531,7 +4531,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
 
                         // Delete the item
                         ExecuteWithSingleParam(db, "delete from TypedBaseItems where guid=@Id", id.ToGuidParamValue());
-                    });
+                    }, TransactionMode);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteUserDataRepository.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteUserDataRepository.cs
index b01f215e0b..f7184540a6 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteUserDataRepository.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteUserDataRepository.cs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
 
                     AddColumn(db, "userdata", "AudioStreamIndex", "int", existingColumnNames);
                     AddColumn(db, "userdata", "SubtitleStreamIndex", "int", existingColumnNames);
-                });
+                }, TransactionMode);
 
                 ImportUserDataIfNeeded(connection);
             }
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
                     statement.TryBind("@IsUserDataImported", true);
                     statement.MoveNext();
                 }
-            });
+            }, TransactionMode);
         }
 
         private void ImportUserData(IDatabaseConnection connection, string file)
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
             connection.RunInTransaction(db =>
             {
                 db.Execute("REPLACE INTO userdata(" + columns + ") SELECT " + columns + " FROM UserDataBackup.userdata;");
-            });
+            }, TransactionMode);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
                     connection.RunInTransaction(db =>
                     {
                         SaveUserData(db, userId, key, userData);
-                    });
+                    }, TransactionMode);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
                         {
                             SaveUserData(db, userId, userItemData.Key, userItemData);
                         }
-                    });
+                    }, TransactionMode);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteUserRepository.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteUserRepository.cs
index f902d981fe..5fb27d0812 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteUserRepository.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteUserRepository.cs
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
                             statement.TryBind("@data", serialized);
                             statement.MoveNext();
                         }
-                    });
+                    }, TransactionMode);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
                             statement.TryBind("@id", user.Id.ToGuidParamValue());
                             statement.MoveNext();
                         }
-                    });
+                    }, TransactionMode);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Notifications/SqliteNotificationsRepository.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Notifications/SqliteNotificationsRepository.cs
index 66ef5d5d18..5f0d4d29a8 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Notifications/SqliteNotificationsRepository.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Notifications/SqliteNotificationsRepository.cs
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Notifications
 
                             statement.MoveNext();
                         }
-                    });
+                    }, TransactionMode);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Notifications
 
                             statement.MoveNext();
                         }
-                    });
+                    }, TransactionMode);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Notifications
                             }
                         }
 
-                    });
+                    }, TransactionMode);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Security/AuthenticationRepository.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Security/AuthenticationRepository.cs
index 2632b9666a..e498253c30 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Security/AuthenticationRepository.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Security/AuthenticationRepository.cs
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Security
                     var existingColumnNames = GetColumnNames(db, "AccessTokens");
 
                     AddColumn(db, "AccessTokens", "AppVersion", "TEXT", existingColumnNames);
-                });
+
+                }, TransactionMode);
             }
         }
 
@@ -70,9 +71,9 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Security
 
             cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
 
-            using (WriteLock.Write())
+            using (var connection = CreateConnection())
             {
-                using (var connection = CreateConnection())
+                using (WriteLock.Write())
                 {
                     connection.RunInTransaction(db =>
                     {
@@ -100,7 +101,8 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Security
 
                             statement.MoveNext();
                         }
-                    });
+
+                    }, TransactionMode);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -137,9 +139,9 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Security
                 throw new ArgumentNullException("query");
             }
 
-            using (WriteLock.Read())
+            using (var connection = CreateConnection(true))
             {
-                using (var connection = CreateConnection(true))
+                using (WriteLock.Read())
                 {
                     var commandText = BaseSelectText;
 
@@ -244,9 +246,9 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Security
                 throw new ArgumentNullException("id");
             }
 
-            using (WriteLock.Read())
+            using (var connection = CreateConnection(true))
             {
-                using (var connection = CreateConnection(true))
+                using (WriteLock.Read())
                 {
                     var commandText = BaseSelectText + " where Id=@Id";
 
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Social/SharingRepository.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Social/SharingRepository.cs
index 6dab54bc6b..71f80a5752 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Social/SharingRepository.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Social/SharingRepository.cs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Social
                             info.ItemId,
                             info.UserId,
                             info.ExpirationDate.ToDateTimeParamValue());
-                    });
+                    }, TransactionMode);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Sync/SyncRepository.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Sync/SyncRepository.cs
index b2d9fbcc9d..caf98e6663 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Sync/SyncRepository.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Sync/SyncRepository.cs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Sync
 
                     existingColumnNames = GetColumnNames(db, "SyncJobItems");
                     AddColumn(db, "SyncJobItems", "ItemDateModifiedTicks", "BIGINT", existingColumnNames);
-                });
+                }, TransactionMode);
             }
         }
 
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Sync
                     connection.RunInTransaction(conn =>
                     {
                         conn.Execute(commandText, paramList.ToArray());
-                    });
+                    }, TransactionMode);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Sync
                     {
                         conn.Execute("delete from SyncJobs where Id=?", id.ToGuidParamValue());
                         conn.Execute("delete from SyncJobItems where JobId=?", id);
-                    });
+                    }, TransactionMode);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Sync
                     connection.RunInTransaction(conn =>
                     {
                         conn.Execute(commandText, paramList.ToArray());
-                    });
+                    }, TransactionMode);
                 }
             }
         }